Ecclesiastes 1
1 [the] words of Teacher [the] son of David king in Jerusalem.
The words of the preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem.
2 Futility of futilities he said Teacher futility of futilities everything [is] futility.
Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity.
3 What? profit [belongs] to humankind in all toil his that he toils under the sun.
What profit hath a man of all his labor, which he taketh under the sun?
4 A generation [is] going and a generation [is] coming and the earth for ever [is] continuing.
[One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
5 And it rises the sun and it goes the sun and to place its [is] panting [is] rising it there.
The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.
6 [it is] going To [the] south and [it is] circling to [the] north circling around - circling around [is] going the wind and on circuits its [is] returning the wind.
The wind goeth towards the south, and turneth about to the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to its circuits.
7 All the rivers [are] going to the sea and the sea not it [is] full to [the] place where the rivers [are] going there they [are] returning to go.
All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea [is] not full; to the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
8 All things [are] wearisome not he is able anyone to speak [them] not it is satisfied an eye by seeing and not it is filled an ear from hearing.
All things [are] full of labor; man cannot utter [it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
9 Whatever it has been it [is] which will be and whatever (which has been done *L(abh)*) it [is] which will be done and there not [is] any new [thing] under the sun.
The thing that hath been, it [is that] which shall be; and that which is done [is] that which shall be done: and [there is] no new [thing] under the sun.
10 [is] there? Anything that anyone will say see this [is] new it already it has been to ancient times which it was from to before us.
Is there [any] thing of which it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
11 There not [is] remembrance of the former [things] and also of the subsequent [things] that they will be not it will be of them remembrance with who will be to the later [time].
[There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come with [those] that shall come after.
12 I Teacher I was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
I the preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
13 And I gave heart my to study and to discover by wisdom on all that it has been done under the heavens it - [is] a task of evil [which] he has given God to [the] children of humankind to be busy with it.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all [things] that are done under heaven: this grievous labor hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised with it.
14 I have seen all the works that have been done under the sun and there! everything [is] futility and striving of wind.
I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and behold, all [is] vanity and vexation of spirit.
15 [something] bent Not it is able to become straight and something missing not it is able to be numbered.
[That which is] crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
16 I have spoken I with heart my saying I here! I have made great and I have increased wisdom above every [one] who he was before me over Jerusalem and heart my it has seen much wisdom and knowledge.
I communed with my own heart, saying, Lo, I have come to great estate, and have gained more wisdom than all [they] that have been before me in Jerusalem: and my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
17 And I gave! heart my to know wisdom and to know madness and folly I knew that also this it [is] a striving of wind.
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
18 For [is] in abundance of wisdom abundance of frustration so someone may increase knowledge he will increase pain.
For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
